The position of the centre of mass of a uniform semi-circular wire of radius $R$ placed in the $x-y$ plane with its centre at the origin and the line joining its ends as the $x$-axis is given by $\left(0, \frac{x R}{\pi}\right)$.
Then,the value of $|x|$ is ...... .

  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $4$
  • C
    $36$
  • D
    $8$

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